This listening lesson is about the colors in German. You'll learn lots of colors and some example sentences.

Listen to German

The colors in German - Die Farben im Deutschen

Today’s topic is going to be about an article called: “Safer brain surgery using AI possible within two years” published by the BBC.

Thanks for tuning in and don’t hesitate to give me your feedback on the topic if you wish.

Useful vocabulary
To undergo surgery
A millimeter
To sweat bullets
A mock surgery
A substitute / to substitute
Constructive
Civil aviation / military aviation
A simulator
An autopilot system
A massive number of casualties 
A tedious task


Let's check out the news

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help brain surgeons now.

你...吗？  Nǐ... ma?  
你忙吗？ Nǐ máng ma?  Are you busy?
你渴吗？ Nǐ kě ma?  Are you thirsty?
你饿吗？ Nǐ è ma?  Are you hungry?
你累吗？ Nǐ lèi ma?   Are you tired?
是的，我有点忙/渴/饿/累。Shì de, wǒ yǒudiǎn máng/kě/è/lèi.  
Yes, I'm a little busy/thirsty/hungry/tired.
不，我不忙/渴/饿/累。 Bù, wǒ bù máng/kě/è/lèi.  No, I'm not busy/thirsty/hungry/tired.


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第三课 lesson 3

Some people love to brag. They might brag about where they live, the money they make or how great they are at sports.

In fact, some people even brag about how busy or stressed they are.

And it's becoming quite common.

It's called "busy bragging" or "stress bragging" — and people find it just as annoying as any other bragging.

You may have heard it at your workplace, when people tell everyone about how much work they have to do, or say things like: "You have no idea of the stress I'm under."

They might be doing this to show others that they're important or working hard.

However, a study from the US found that the colleagues of stress braggers find those people less likable and less competent because of their bragging.

And colleagues were found to be less likely to help stress braggers.

The study also found that colleagues may even begin to feel stress themselves because of the effect of people stress bragging.

Study author Jessica Rodell said: "People are harming themselves by doing this thing they think is going to make them look better to their colleagues."

However, Rodell said sharing workplace stress with others is not a bad thing to do: it's only when people brag about their stress that it causes negative feelings.

"It's not the being stressed part that's a problem," she said. In fact, the study found that if your colleagues think you're stressed, they do think you're more competent.

You just can't brag about it.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

'Busy Bragging': The Workplace Habit That Annoys Everyone

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